2023-11-10 23:42:00
The national board of actors union American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) on Thursday approved a new collective bargaining agreement tentatively reached this week with the American Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Hollywood production companies. did. The proposal was put to a vote by general union members.
At a press conference on the same day, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and others announced that 86% of the votes were in favor of the vote. Voting for rank-and-file union members will begin on the 14th of this month and end in the first week of December.
According to the chairman, the proposed agreement is worth more than $1 billion (approximately 150 billion yen), making it the largest ever in the industry.
A four-month strike that had stalled production of scripted TV shows and movies has ended.
The new three-year collective bargaining agreement includes a 7% increase in the minimum wage for actors in the first year. It was also guaranteed that no copies would be created using artificial intelligence (AI) without the actor’s consent or compensation.
Original title:Actors Union Board Signs Off on Three-Year Deal With Studios (2)、Actors Union Board Signs Off on Three-Year Deal With Studios (1)(excerpt)
(Updated to add information regarding general membership voting)
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